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Requirements :

Candidates for this fellowship program must conduct their research at a Canadian host institution/organization.

Alternates every year between Life & Physical Sciences Fields

No Age Limit. Working or studying in Canada

Top 3 selection criteria :

Academic performance

Research proposal: successfully demonstrates how the theoretical and practical knowledge or training acquired at the host institution/organization would be beneficial to the candidate’s on-going research project; describes the overall research plan, including methodology, and the significance, novelty and potential impact of the research; respects the maximum 2 pages in length

Research project: is well-planned and demonstrates innovation, imagination and relevance; considers scientific solutions to problems confronting humankind in the 21st century; promises to contribute to knowledge in the candidate’s field of research and has the potential to promote Canadian science in Canada and internationally;
Research summary is written in clear plain language and is no longer than one half-page